Mountable latticework



April 23, 1968 R. M. LU BLIN 3,378,979

MOUNTABLE LATTICEWORK Filed May 26, 1965 v INVENTOR RAGNAR MORITZ LUBLIN Y 0 1, z J y/1 ATTORNEYS United States Patent M 33378379 MOUNTABLE LATTICEWQRK Ragnar Moritz Lublin, O-A-vagen 12, Ekero, near Stockholm, Sweden Filed May 26, 1965, Ser. No. 459,054 Claims priority, appiication Sweden, May 28, 1964, 6,513/64 6 Claims. (Cl. 52-663) ABSTRACT 0F THE DHSCLOSURE A mountable latticework is comprised of rigid vertical bar members and horizontal intermediate members, both members being provided with bores or channels therethrough in order to permit the threading of a resilient connecting member through the bores. The intermediate members are provided Vlllh ends of the shape correspending to the exterior shape of the bars so that a positioning interfit of the bars and pieces is achieved.

The present invention refers to a mountable latticework, compr sing vertical bars and horizontal intermediate pieces.

According to the invention, the bars are provided with bores running through them at given distances, and the intermediate pieces have ends of a form, corresponding to that of the bars, and a channel adapted to the bores through the bars, running from one end to the other one, so that a resilient means can be brought through the bores in the bars and alternatively therewith through the channels in the intermediate pieces, in such a way interconnecting the bars and the intermediate pieces to form a latticework.

The invention is further shown in the attached drawing, in which FIG. 1 shows a view from the side of part of a latticework according to the invention, whereas FIG. 2 shows part of an upright tube, representing the vertical bars, partly in section, and FIG. 3 shows a horizontal connection piece or intermediate piece in plane view, and finally FIG. 4 shows same intermediate piece in vertieal section perpendicularly to the plane of FIG. 1.

In FIG. 1 thus three of the upright vertical tubes 16 are shown as well as four intermediate pieces 11. The tubes 10 a e in even distances, corresponding to the intersections between the intermediate pieces 11, provided with bores 12, running all through them, and corresponding to these bores channels 13 are provided in a thickened part 1d between flanges 16 in the intermediate pieces 11. These intermediate pieces further comprise a couple of end parts, which have a moon-sickle formed profile, the outwardly turned concave sides or which are adapted to the dimension of the tubes 1%).

When mounting such a latticework together, one has alternatively to put a resilient means through the channels 13 and thro' gh the bores 12, said resilient means preferably comprising a screw wound spring 18, each such screw wound spring being locked at both ends by means of screw eyes 19, which are thereafter used for hinging the latticework.

A latticework of this kind is easily mounted together to any desired magnitude, because for this purpose one has only to cut off a sui able number of tubes of the correct length and to mount them together with a suitable number of intermediate pieces. The latticework is also easily given another form in its side direction, so that it will for instance be attachable to the outside of a bent 3,378,979 Patented Apr. 23, 1968 wall surface, such as an oriel or a tower or the like. It gives an extremely good support for all kinds of different clinging plants but it may also be used for trees and bushes, because its rigidity is very great. The latticework may in spite of this be produced cheaply from a material, which is very light in weight and is well resistant to weather, especially some hard plastic, as far as regards the tubes 10 and some semisoft plastic as far as regards the intermediate pieces 11. Due to the screw eyes 19 existing at the vertical sides of the latticework, said latticework is easily mounted on a wall or the like, where it should carry up clinging plants as desired.

In some cases it may happen, that one does not want to have the latticework as tight as shown in the drawings. ()ne will then have wide possibilities of variation, as far as one may mount the intermediate pieces less tightly, for instance only using every second or every third such intermediate piece. In a corresponding way one may omit every second of the tubes 10 and provide in their place between the two moon sickle formed end parts 17 of the intermediate pieces 11 cuts of tube, arranged in advance and being of the same length as the height of the intermediate pieces 11. By a suitable choice of the number of intermediate pieces, or full and continuous tubes 10, thus omitted, one may build up a latticework of practically any tightness in vertical as well as in side direction.

I claim:

1. In a mountable latticework comprising rigid vertical bars and horizontal intermediate members, the improvement comprising, bores extending completely through the vertical bars, end portions on the horizontal members of a shape corresponding to the exterior shape of the bars so that a loose positioning interfit of the bars and the members is achieved, a channel extending through each of the intermediate pieces adapted to communicate with the bores of the bars, and resilient means threaded through the bores in the bars and through the channels in the intermediate members for connecting the bars and the intermediate members together to form a latticework.

2. A latticework according to claim 1 in which the bars are tube-formed.

3. A latticework according to claim 1 in which the shape of the ends on the horizontal members is that of a moon-sickle in profile.

4. A latticework according to claim 1 in which the channels through the intermediate members are through a thickened horizontal part of the intermediate members.

5. A latticework according to claim 1 in which the resilient means comprises a screw wound spring which is locked at its ends.

6. A latticework according to claim 1 in which at least two of the intermediate members are connected by means of shorter members of substantially the same length as the height of the intermediate members.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Windle 52660 BOBBY R. GAY, Primary Examiner.

R. D. KRAUS, Assistant Examiner. 

